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Coverage dated November 14, 2022

US Navy: 70 tons of missile fuel from Iran to Yemen seized

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The Navy said the amount of ammonium perchlorate discovered could fuel more than a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles.

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  1. WQAD

    US Navy: 70 tons of missile fuel from Iran to Yemen seized (opens WQAD)

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    The Navy said the amount of ammonium perchlorate discovered could fuel more than a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles.

  2. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. Navy says 70 tons of missile fuel from Iran to Yemen seized (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The U.S. Navy says it found 70 tons of a missile fuel component hidden among bags of fertilizer aboard a ship bound to Yemen from Iran.

  3. RedState

    US Naval Forces Snag Large Shipment of Explosive Material en Route to Yemen From Iran (opens RedState)

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    The Navy said the amount of ammonium perchlorate discovered could fuel more than a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles.

  4. NPR

    U.S. Navy seizes 70 tons of Iranian missile fuel from a sailboat to Yemen (opens NPR)

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    The load — enough for a dozen medium-range ballistic missiles — was hidden among bags of fertilizer on a wooden ship called a dhow. It likely was bound for Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

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